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Information: Leica Camera AG is a German company that manufactures cameras, lenses, binoculars, rifle scopes, microscopes and ophthalmic lenses.
Headquarters: Wetzlar, Germany
Founder: Ernst Leitz senior
Founded: 1914, Wetzlar, Germany

Leica Cameras

Below is a full list of Leica Cameras.  Last updated 2/28/2020.

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Leica Rangefinder Cameras

Leica IIIf
Leica M3
Leica MP (M professional)
Leica IIIg
Leica Ig
Leica M2
Leica M1
Leica MD
Leica M4
Leica MDa
Leica M5
Leica CL
Leica M4-2
Leica MD-2
Leica M4-P
Leica M6
Leica M6 TTL
Leica M7
Leica MP (Mechanical Perfection)
Leica M8 (digital)
Leica M8.2 (digital)
Leica M9 (digital)
Leica M9-P (digital)
Leica M Monochrome (digital)
Leica M-E (digital)
Leica M typ 240 (digital)
Leica M-P (digital)
Leica M-A
Leica M Monochrom (digital)
Leica M typ 262 (digital)
Leica M-D (digital)

Leica SLR Cameras

Leicaflex Mark I
Leicaflex Mark II
Leicaflex SL
Leicaflex SL-MOT
Leicaflex SL2
Leicaflex SL2-MOT
Leica R3
Leica R3-MOT
Leica R4-MOT
Leica R4 (same as R4-MOT but name changed)
Leica R4S
Leica R5
Leica R-E
Leica R6
Leica R6.2
Leica R7
Leica R8
Leica R9

Leica Lenses

Below is a full list of Leica Lenses.  Last updated on 2/28/2020.

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Leica R lenses

Leica 15 mm f/3.5 Super-Elmar-R – 1980 (Carl Zeiss design)
Leica 15 mm f/2.8 Super-Elmarit-R ASPH – 2001
Leica 16 mm f/2.8 Fisheye-Elmarit-R – 1970 (Minolta design and glass production)
Leica 19 mm f/2.8 Elmarit-R 1st version
Leica 19 mm f/2.8 Elmarit-R 2nd version – 1990
Leica 21 mm f/4.0 Super-Angulon-R – 1968–1992 (Schneider-Kreuznach design)
Leica 21 mm f/3.4 Super-Angulon-R – 1968 (Schneider-Kreuznach design)
Leica 24 mm f/2.8 Elmarit-R – 1970 (Minolta design and glass production)
Leica 28 mm f/2.8 PC-Super-Angulon-R (Schneider-Kreuznach design)
Leica 28 mm f/2.8 Elmarit-R 1st version – 1970
Leica 28 mm f/2.8 Elmarit-R 2nd version – 1994
Leica 35 mm f/4.0 PA-Curtagon-R (Schneider-Kreuznach design)
Leica 35 mm f/2.8 Elmarit-R 1st version – 1964
Leica 35 mm f/2.8 Elmarit-R 2nd version
Leica 35 mm f/2.8 Elmarit-R 3rd version
Leica 35 mm f/2.8 Elmarit-R 4th version (Built-in lens hood; 55mm filter)
Leica 35 mm f/2.0 Summicron-R 1st version – 1970
Leica 35 mm f/2.0 Summicron-R 2nd version – 1976
Leica 35 mm f/1.4 Summilux-R
Leica 50 mm f/2.0 Summicron-R 1st version – 1964
Leica 50 mm f/2.0 Summicron-R 2nd version – 1977 (built-in lens hood, 3-cam and R-cam only version)
Leica 50 mm f/1.4 Summilux-R 1st version
Leica 50 mm f/1.4 Summilux-R 2nd version
Leica 50 mm f/1.4 Summilux-R 3rd version – 1997 (ROM contacts)
Leica 60 mm Macro-Elmarit-R 1st version – 1972 – outside bayonet lens hood fitting
Leica 60 mm Macro-Elmarit-R dn2 version
Leica 75 mm f/2.0 Elcan-R code C-341 – extremely rare
Leica 80mm f/1.4 Summilux-R
Leica 90 mm f/2.8 Elmarit-R 1st version – 1964–1996
Leica 90 mm f/2.8 Elmarit-R 2nd version – 1983
Leica 90 mm Summicron-R 1st version – 1969
Leica 90 mm Summicron-R 2nd version –
Leica 90 mm APO-Summicron-R ASPH – 2002
Leica 90 mm f/1.0 Elcan-R – extremely rare
Leica 100 mm f/4.0 Macro-Elmar-R bellows version
Leica 100 mm f/4.0 Macro-Elmar-R helical version
Leica 100 mm f/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R
Leica 135 mm Elmarit-R 1st version – 1965
Leica 135 mm Elmarit-R 2nd version
Lens APO TELYT R 4/180
Leica 180 mm f/4 Elmar-R – 1976
Leica 180 mm f/2.8 Elmarit-R 1st version
Leica 180 mm f/2.8 Elmarit-R 2nd version
Leica 180 mm f/3.4 APO-Telyt-R – 1975–1998
Leica 180 mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R – 1998
Leica 180 mm f/2.0 APO-Summicron-R
Leica 180 mm f/3.4 Elcan-R code C-303 – extremely rare
Leica 250 mm f/4.0 Telyt-R 1st version
Leica 250 mm f/4.0 Telyt-R 2nd version
Leica 280 mm f/4.8 Telyt-V
Leica 280 mm f/4.0 APO-Telyt-R
Leica 280 mm f/2.8 APO-Telyt-R – 1984–1997
Leica 350 mm f/4.8 Telyt-R
Leica 400 mm f/6.8 Telyt-R – 1968–1994
Leica 400 mm f/5.6 Telyt-R
Leica 400 mm f/2.8 APO-Telyt-R – 1992–96
Leica 450 mm f/5.6 Elcan-R, code C-329 – extremely rare
Leica 500 mm f/8 MR-Telyt-R
Leica 560 mm f/6.8 Telyt-R – 1971–1995
Leica 560 mm f/5.6 Telyt-R – 1966–1973
Leica 800mm f/6.3 Telyt-S – 1972–1995
Leica modular APO-Telyt-R 260/400/560 head
Leica modular APO-Telyt-R 400/560/800 head
Leica 21 mm–35 mm f/3.5–f/4.0 Vario-Elmar-R zoom – 2002
Leica 28 mm–70 mm f/3.5–4.5 Vario-Elmar-R zoom
Leica 28 mm-90 mm f/2.8-4.5 Vario-Elmarit-R ASPH
Leica 70–180 mm f/2.8 Vario-APO-Elmarit-R zoom
Leica 35–70 f/4.0 Vario-Elmar-R zoom
Leica 35–70 mm f/3.5 Vario-Elmar-R zoom (Minolta design and glass production)
Leica 35–70 mm f/2.8 Vario-Elmarit-R ASPH zoom – 2000 (only 200 were made)[66]
Leica 70–210 mm f/4.0 Vario-Elmar-R zoom (Minolta design and glass production)
Leica 75–200 mm f/4.5 Vario-Elmar-R – 1976–1984 (Minolta design and glass production)
Leica 80–200 mm f/4.5 Vario-Elmar-R zoom
Leica 80–200 mm f/4.0 Vario-Elmar-R zoom
Leica 105–280 mm f/4.2 Vario-Elmar-R zoom

Leica S lenses

Super-Elmar-S 1:3.5/24 mm ASPH.
Elmarit-S 1:2.8/30 mm ASPH.
Elmarit-S 1:2.8/30 mm ASPH. CS
Summarit-S 1:2.5/35 mm ASPH.
Summarit-S 1:2.5/35 mm ASPH. CS
Elmarit-S 1:2.8/45 mm ASPH.
Elmarit-S 1:2.8/45 mm ASPH. CS
Summarit-S 1:2.5/70 mm ASPH.
Summarit-S 1:2.5/70 mm ASPH. CS
Summicron-S 1:2/100 mm ASPH.
Apo-Macro-Summarit-S 1:2.5/120 mm
Apo-Macro-Summarit-S 1:2.5/120 mm CS
TS-APO-Elmar-S 1:5.6/120 mm ASPH. (Schneider-Kreuznach design)
Apo-Elmar-S 1:3.5/180 mm ASPH.
Apo-Elmar-S 1:3.5/180 mm ASPH. CS
Vario-Elmar-S 1:3.5-5.6/30–90 mm ASPH.
Leica SL lenses (for L-mount, full frame)[edit]
Summilux-SL 1:1.4 / 50 ASPH.
APO-Summicron-SL 1:2 / 21 ASPH. (According to the Leica roadmap for 2020)
APO-Summicron-SL 1:2 / 24 ASPH. (According to the Leica roadmap for 2020)
APO-Summicron-SL 1:2 / 28 ASPH. (According to the Leica roadmap for 2020)
APO-Summicron-SL 1:2 / 35 ASPH.
APO-Summicron-SL 1:2 / 50 ASPH.
APO-Summicron-SL 1:2 / 75 ASPH.
APO-Summicron-SL 1:2 / 90 ASPH.
Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 1:3.5–4.5 / 16–35 ASPH.
Vario-Elmarit-SL 1:2.8–4 / 24–90 ASPH.
APO-Vario-Elmarit-SL 1:2.8–4 / 90–280

Leica Summilux-C Lenses (PL mount cinema lenses)

16 mm T/1.4
18 mm T/1.4
21 mm T/1.4
25 mm T/1.4
29 mm T/1.4
35 mm T/1.4
40 mm T/1.4
50 mm T/1.4
65 mm T/1.4
75 mm T/1.4
100 mm T/1.4
135 mm T/1.4

Leica Summicron-C Lenses

15 mm T/2.0
18 mm T/2.0
21 mm T/2.0
25 mm T/2.0
29 mm T/2.0
35 mm T/2.0
40 mm T/2.0
50 mm T/2.0
75 mm T/2.0
100 mm T/2.0
135 mm T/2.0

Leica screwmount (M39) lenses

Super-Elmar-M 18 mm f/3.8 ASPH.
Summilux-M 21 mm f/1.4 ASPH.
Elmarit-M 21 mm f/2.8
Elmarit-M 21 mm f/2.8 ASPH.
Super-Angulon-M f/3.4
Super-Angulon-M f/4.0
Summilux-M 24 mm f/1.4 ASPH.
Elmarit-M 24 mm f/2.8 ASPH.
Elmar-M 24 mm f/3.8 ASPH.
Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6.
Summilux-M 28 mm f/1.4 ASPH.
Summicron-M 28 mm f/2 ASPH.
Elmarit-M 28 mm f/2.8
Elmarit-M 28 mm f/2.8 ASPH.
Summilux 35 mm f/1.4
Summilux-M 35 mm f/1.4 ASPH.
Summicron-M 35 mm f/2
Summicron-M 35 mm f/2 ASPH.
Summarit-M 35 mm f/2.5
Noctilux-M 50 mm f/0.95 ASPH.[59]
Noctilux-M 50 mm f/1[60]
Noctilux-M 50 mm f/1.2[61]
Noctilux-M 75 mm f/1.25
Summilux 50 mm f/1.4
Summilux-M 50 mm f/1.4 ASPH.
Summarit 50 mm f/1.5
Summicron-M 50 mm f/2
Apo-Summicron-M 50 mm f/2 ASPH.[62]
Summarit-M 50 mm f/2.5
Elmar-M 50 mm f/2.8
Summilux-M 75 mm f/1.4[63]
Apo-Summicron-M 75 mm f/2 ASPH.
Summarit-M 75 mm f/2.5
Elmar 135 mm f/4.0
Elmarit-M 90 mm f/2.8
Apo-Summicron-M 90 mm f/2 ASPH.[64]
Summarit-M 90 mm f/2.5[65]
Macro-Elmar-M 90 mm f/4
Elmarit-M 135 mm f/2.8
Apo-Telyt-M 135 mm f/3.4
Elmar 135 mm f/4.0
Hektor 135 mm f/4.5

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